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Geek Love by Katherine Dunn is the memoir of Olympia "Oly" Binewski, an albino hunchback dwarf, who recounts the story of her family of carnival "freaks" engineered by her parents through the use of illicit drugs and radiation. The narrative alternates between the family's past traveling with their carnival, the Binewski Fabulon, and Oly's present-day life in Portland, detailing the rise and fall of her brother Arty's cult called Arturism. Themes of manipulation, abuse, and devotion are explored amidst the family's unique dynamics and struggles.